Audi Sport Quattro S1 Evolution 2: We Drive The Most Iconic Group B Rally Car! | Carfection 4K

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Henry Catchpole gets behind the wheel of the utterly insane S1 E2 Group B rally car, driven in period by both Walter Rohrl and Stig Blomqvist. This is the real deal!
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One of the best sounding engine in history in my opinion.

crazywilly
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These classic Quattros still put out one of the best sounds ever when modified, I “only” filmed a replica and it blew me away! so jealous you got to try the real thing 👌🏻

carswithluke
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I marshalled at Rally Australia in 95 or 96 (getting old can't remember!) and had Stiq Blomqvist retire near my marshall point. I offered to give him a lift back to the start of the stage. I'd driven to the stage in my nearly new Celica GT-Four Group A Rallye. He and his co-driver were a bit hesitant getting into the car as it had been raining and they had mud all over their shoes. I couldn't have cared less! How often do you get the chance to drive a rally legend around. He was a great bloke.

bcm
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RAC Rally 1985 - I was one of the stage marshals and bore witness to Hannu Mikkola's Sport E2 passing by me within a short distance when its exhaust exploded spitting out flames a good half metre behind. Unforgettable, and my all-time favourite car.
0-60 mp/h in 2.5 years ago! Kinda sums it up really

agent
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This is something it will never happen with a 36 years old Tesla...this enthusiasm and this nostalgic feelings! What a machine!

beyondtraining_
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Henry makes driving a toaster an emotional experience, so seeing and hearing him wax poetic on the S1 is just outstanding.

Beautifully shot, scored and edited, too. As always.

nickthaskater
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This is seriously awesome. The Carfection 2021 content has been ridiculously outstanding 🤩 🤩

Theoriginalramjammer
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How they ever managed to drive these at full speed between crowds of constantly moving spectators I will never fully understand...

DavyJonesSimRacing
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That's got to be one of the best sounding engines ever conceived. Nothing can sound like a 5 cylinder. Also, I love Henry's shirt.

kyleholloway
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The greatest era of motor sport never to be repeated

anth
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one of these banging through gears has been my ring tone for about 12 years

GarageSupra
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There is something that I have always found to be mortally scary about this car. There's a combination of things. Firstly, there are its looks, with all of that big bodywork on a short wheel base, and the brutality of its gait in the way that you can see the weight being thrown forwards under braking, and then thrust rearwards again under the acceleration of all of that power. Then there's that haunting 5-cylinder wail frequently punctuated by a loud, spinning, scything, piercing whistle. And then there's the fact that it carries the halo of the fearsome reputation of Group B. I find it all to be sinister in a way that can be quite troubling, in exactly the same way that a small child is irrationally afraid of monsters: although I've never seen one of these in action other than on video, the monstrous experience feels very real to me. I would mentally have a problem stepping inside one of these, and yet I hold it up as one of my most hallowed motorsport icons, just for the way that it never fails to make an impression.

gondayi
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Something tells me Henry is going through his bucket list of cars to drive and I have to respect that 😂

jamiljafri
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I’d never grow tired of listening to the whistle of that compressor surge

evanneiswanger
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I've seen journalists dive the most expensive, fast and rare cars but i never really felt anything, this, however was the first time ive ever been jealous of someone getting to drive such a machine! Thank you for creating this video, modern footage of this majestic beast is hard to come by and we all appreciate the work you guys do!

Jerry-tglj
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What a film. Phenomenal amount of work put into this. Just wow. This is TV quality content for free. You guys deserve a pay day for all this work.

LOTUSELISER
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Awesome to see legendary rally driver Stig Blomqvist in this video! I’m proud to say we are from the same town in Sweden :)

indigo
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My highest of regards to the absolute monsters that the Group B era drivers were. I simply cannot imagine
what it must've been like to thunder through small roads, dense forests, dust storms and, of course, crazed people lining the stage. To be able to drive one of these mechanical monsters must've been an absolutely surreal experience. God, I get chills when thinking about that era, even if I wasn't born to experience them. Mr. Catchpole, your videos are absolutely stunning, and they are true gems of the automotive world. Also, HUGE props to the Carfection team for shooting such spectacular shots and incorporating beautiful editing. Be it the intro with the TT, Quattro and the S1 E2, or the binaural audio ending for the two five-cylinder engines. I, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for making this video.

Teknas
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I’ve watched this video twice now and with each viewing I felt transported into the car with you. Now that’s what automotive journalism is all about and you sir, absolutely nailed it.

markeames
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So so nice to hear that Quattro chirp again, takes me back to the Welsh forest on what was then the Lombard RAC Rally. Epic piece of film Henry. 🎥

neilmilner